This first hand report on the work of nurses and other caregivers in a nursing home is set powerfully in the context of wider political, economic, and cultural forces that shape and constrain the quality of care for America's elderly. Diamond demonstrates in a compelling way the price that business-as-usual policies extract from the elderly as well as those whose work it is to care for them.
In a society in which some two million people live in 16,000 nursing homes, with their numbers escalating daily, this thought-provoking work demands immediate and widespread attention.
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"Catalyst" is a three volume, epic fictional story of Tom Davis's extraordinary life that spans time, historical events, and multiple continents. From initially meeting, his first love in a quiet country town in the sixties, to quitting his adventurous life at the turn of the new Millennium. Book One introduces Tom, our main character as he tells us of his life, starting with a love affair, and culminating with the end of his first tour of duty in Vietnam. The narrative of this novel is rich in colour and action. The life of young hero Tom Davis moves spontaneously through the pages, with...

"Catalyst" is a three volume epic fictional story of Tom Davis's extraordinary life that spans time, historical events, and multiple continents. From initially meeting his first love in a quiet country town in the sixties, to quitting his adventure life at turn of the millennium. In Book One, Tom told us of his love affair, and how he went to join the army special forces, culminated with the end of his first tour of Vietnam. Book Two continued with Tom back in action again in different parts of the globe, in secret warzones. This book ended as Tom has to make a choice, to stay or move on to...

The Catalyst Trilogy is a three volume, epic fictional story of Tom Davis's extraordinary life. Tom is back in action again in The Catalyst Trilogy, Book Two. Tom's life continues with two more pulse pounding tours of Vietnam, before cataclysmic action with missions in secret war zones in different parts of the world. After the horrendous killing of the love of his life in Israel, Tom exacts revenge the best way he knows how. The thrilling conclusion to Book Two; will Tom make the choice to stay in the Army's Special Forces, or move on to fresher adventures within the government spy...